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Wind chill can make a temperature of 30 degrees feel like 21 degree if the wind speed is 10 mph, a weather service chart shows. It has less of an effect once the temperature is above 50 degrees and wind speed drops below 5 mph.

Zeigler said the weather service received no reports of snow in the lower six counties Tuesday. Snow flurries were reported Tuesday in central Mississippi cities, including Hattiesburg and Jackson. No reports of travel issues were reported.

Four county school districts in South Mississippi were closed Tuesday along with three college campuses. No school closures have been reported for Wednesday.

The cold won’t stay for long this week, the weather service predicts, with the Coast seeing temperatures in the 60s by Friday and near 70 degrees on Monday.

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Cold weather shelters

Bay St. Louis: Spanish Trail Baptist Church, 5079 U.S. 90, open through Thursday from 6 p.m. to 9 a.m. The church is west of the Waveland Walmart. If you need a ride, call Hancock County dispatch at 228-255-9191.

Robin Fitzgerald covers real-time news, such as crime, public safety and trending stories. In nearly 40 years as a journalist, her highest honors include investigative awards for covering the aftermath of the fatal beating of a Harrison County jail inmate in 2006 and related civil rights violations. She is a Troy University graduate.